Nordisk Panorama 2009 - Thank you so much!
During six days, 72 films competed in the Competition Programme of Nordisk Panorama 5 Cities Film Festival 2009 which showcased the best new short films and documentaries from the five Nordic countries. Many of them were screened to an international audience for the first time. At Nordisk Panorama's Gala Awards Ceremony yesterday evening, films from Denmark and Sweden dominated the stage.
Best Nordic Short Film
The Award for Best Nordic Short Film went to the Icelandic director Rúnar Rúnarsson which was competing for Denmark with his film Anna.
The Special Jury Mentions went to Sara Eliasson from Norway for her film Still Birds and Patrik Eklund from Sweden for his film Seeds of the fall.
Click here for the jury comments.
Canal+ Award
The Canal+ Prize, selected by the Canal+ representatives consists a purchase of the film for Canal+ broadcasting in France and Africa. The winner of this award is the Swedish director Åsa Johannisson from Sweden with the film Fish.
Best Nordic Documentary
The prize for best documentary film went to the film Red Chapel from Denmark directed by Mads Brügger.
The Special Jury Mentions went to Christian S. Jepsen from Denmark and his film Side By Side and Iris Olsson from Finland and her film Between Dreams.
Click here for the jury comments.
New Nordic Voices
For the third year around new promising Nordic filmmakers competed in New Nordic Voices. This years winners are William Johansson and Lars Edman from Sweden and their film Toxic Playground.
The Special Jury Mention went to Strays by Sutharsan Bala from Norway.
Click here for the jury comments.
Open Source Development Grant
Last but not least the Nordic Film and TV Fund granted a project represented in the Open Source Cinema Cilnic and the grant went to Antti Haase and Jussi Oroza from Finland for their project One Thousand Stories.
We are all going bananas today.
Today there wil be a special screening of BANANAS!* followed by a seminar on freedom of speech and the lawsuit against the filmmakers. Get your ticket so you don't miss out.
For the full schedule of the day follow the link below.
Enjoy the beatiful weather and see you soon
MONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Nobody can miss the 20th anniversary programme shown all day which consists of a selection of winning short film from twenty years of Nordisk Panorama. There will also be a cake and bubbly at the Rainbow Café from 15:00-18:00. Today there is also My Dinner With... a great event with Friðrik Þór Friðriksson and Jim Stark in the Nordic House at 17:00.
Have a great day and we see you soon!
SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2009
Thank you all for a great evening last night!
It was clear yesterdy that the place to be at this year's festival is the Icelandic Pub, our festival bar. It was packed with all you great people who made the night a true success.
Today the film-fun starts for real and to see what's in store today please press the schedule link below.
Enjoy yourselves and we'll see you soon!
SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2009
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We proudly present the films selected for competition at Nordisk Panorama 2009 in Reykjavík!
Out of 520 films submitted for this year's festival 72 were chosen for competition, 21 documentaries, 40 short films, 11 films were chosen for New Nordic Voices and in addition to these films 22 projects were chosen for pitching at Nordisk Forum.
We at Nordisk Panorama with great ambition try to choose outstanding films for competition as well as to demonstrate a cross section of the creative film production taking place in the Nordic countries. The responsibility of choosing the competing films bears a selection committee made of representatives from the hosting cities as well as a representative from FilmKontakt Nord. As always the selection was difficult since a great number of excellent films was submitted. While it is difficult not being able to select many of those films for competition it is a great thing that such number of high quality films are being made in the Nordic countries.
To see the full list of films competing for the prize of Best Nordic Documentary click here.
To see the full list of films competing for the prize of Best Nordic Short Film click here.
To see the full list of films competing for the prize of New Nordic Voices click here.
To see the full list of projects chosen for a pitch in Nordisk Forum click here.
Submission of films for Nordisk Panorama 2009 is now over!
This year Nordisk Panorama returns to Reykjavik to celebrate its 20th anniversary but the festival will be held 25th - 30th september.
The festival is an annual meeting point for Nordic short and documentary film professionals, the festival attracts a high presence of filmmakers, producers, financiers and distributors alike. The festival’s core events are the three competition programs, Nordic Short Films, Nordic Documentaries and New Nordic Voices, highlighting new talent from the Nordic countries. FilmKontakt Nord in connection with the festival organizes the Nordisk Panorama Market and Nordisk Forum for Co-financing of Documentaries. Seminars and master classes are also of vital importance to the festival where every year new themes and perspectives are explored.
Iceland has been prominent in the international media due to the bank and economy crisis that has shaken all the world and Icelanders especially. The focus has been shifted from capital flow to culture and creative thought. Reykjavik city has a renewed energy and we look forward to host Nordisk Panorama in a "new Iceland" of dynamic, artistic and fundamental thinking.
Reykjavik is the world's northernmost capital city with about 180.000 residents. It is small and friendly but it’s vital and colourful culture life rather suggests a metropolis of millions. When it comes to discovering wild and wonderful landscapes, Reykjavík with nature at its doorstep offers visitors the possibility to find unspoiled wilderness within short distance where the influence of man and civilization vanishes.
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